Game Notes

The Franklin & Marshall women's basketball team (6-5, 1-5 CC) gets ready for three Centennial Conference (CC) games this week. F&M begins the week with a road game at Muhlenberg (8-4, 3-4 CC) on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. The Diplomats then return to the Mayser Center to host McDaniel (9-2, 4-2 CC) on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. and Swarthmore (5-6, 3-3 CC) on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Last Week

The Diplomats began the new year with a 51-47 victory over Salisbury Saturday morning to extend their winning streak to three games. F&M jumped out to an early lead to take a 32-15 lead into halftime. Salisbury chipped away at the F&M lead to cut the deficit to as low as three points, but the hosts made key baskets down the stretch of the fourth quarter to hold on to win. Quinn Galligan posted a game-high 12 points with three steals and two assists. Ally Trebelev finished one rebound shy of a double-double with 10 points and nine boards. Kayla McCrea also ended the game with a career-high 10 points in the win. Read the full recap here. 

Last Time vs. Muhlenberg

Franklin & Marshall fell, 56-47, on the Diplomats' 2023 Senior Day. The Diplomats made it a three-point game with 1:26 remaining in the contest. However, the Mules ended regulation on a 7-1 run to win. Jaclyn Feit tallied a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Galligan, Natalie Kolb '23, and Trebelev followed with 10 points each. Read the full recap here.  

Last Time vs. McDaniel

Franklin & Marshall suffered a narrow defeat on the road at McDaniel, 47-46, back in December. Both teams traded the lead numorous times throughout the contest with the visitors holding a 39-33 advantage at the 5:52 mark of the fourth quarter for its largest lead of the game. However, the Green Terror began a 14-2 run to take 47-41 lead with 1:26 left in regulation. A pair of free throws from Galligan followed by a three-pointer from Lizzie Neville got the Diplomats within a point, but F&M couldn't sink the potential game-winning basket as time expired. Trebelev led the Diplomats with 10 points, followed by Neville tallying nine points. Read the full recap here. 

Last Time vs. Swarthmore

F&M lost a hard-fought matchup to Swarthmore on the road, 72-47, during their last meeting in the 2022-23 season. In the game, Feit led the Diplomats with 12 points and five rebounds. Kolb '23 scored 11 points on 50 percent shooting from the field. Trebelev tallied seven rebounds and four steals in the contest. Read the full recap here. 

Muhlenberg Team Preview

The Mules enter Tuesday's meeting having won two of their last three games, with their most recent matchup being a 46-41 loss at Washington College. Ava Connolly leads Muhlenberg in points per game, averaging 12 per contest. Rachel Saxton follows, averaging 10 points per game. Both Connolly and Saxton are tied for the team lead in steals per game, averaging 1.4. Jenna Stockfeder patrols the paints, leading the team in rebounds with 9.8 per game. 

McDaniel Team Preview

McDaniel is currently on a five-game winning streak and will take on Swarthmore on Tuesday before heading to Lancaster on Thursday. Elaina Beckett averages a team-leading 51.8 percent from the field to average 13.6 points per game. Beckett also has the highest average of rebounds per game on the Green Terror with 7.6 boards per contest. 

Swarthmore Team Preview

The Garnet have dropped their last two games with losses to TCNJ and Gettysburg. After playing McDaniel on Tuesday, Swarthmore will host Johns Hopkins on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. Anna Hansson leds the Garnet in points per game, averaging 10.3 per contest. Hansson also holds the highest field goal percentage on Swarthmore, shooting 43 percent. Hansson also averages 7.8 rebounds per game and 1.6 blocks per night.